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High standard thrills at Heritage Auctions

10 April 2023

Offered as part of a March 2 sale held by Heritage (20% buyer’s premium) that was billed as a Pulp Magazine Showcase was this October 1919 issue of 'The Thrill Book'.

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Porcelain and Cartier serves up gems in Krehbiel collection auction

10 April 2023

There was plenty of choice for ceramics collectors at the Krehbiel collection sale.

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Contemporary appeal: French artwork takes top spot at auction

10 April 2023

Across more than 800 objects offered at the Krehbiel sale, the great majority were proper antiques.

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The strong appetite at auction for Lady Anne Gordon’s ceramics

10 April 2023

Ceramic works by the late Lady Anne Gordon, Dowager Marchioness of Aberdeen (1924-2007) are becoming a favourite with a new generation of collectors and decorators.

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Buyer not afraid of Virginia Woolf value

03 April 2023

Complete with the often missing dust jacket and entirely unrestored, as the cataloguer’s notes were pleased to point out, a 1925 Hogarth Press first of Virginia Woolf’s famous novel Mrs Dalloway was offered as part of a March 2 sale at Swann Galleries (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) of New York.

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Wedgwood lights up Freeman’s sale of the Rubin Collection

03 April 2023

American couple amassed an extensive collection from the famous English factory

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Christopher Bishop takes over Master Drawings New York and new board appointed

27 March 2023

Master Drawings New York (MDNY) has a new owner, advisory board and partnership.

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Marlborough lion gem leads New York exhibition

27 March 2023

Les Enluminures’ next New York exhibition comprises a single well-documented Italian gem.

Coins

Roma owner arrested in coin false provenance probe

20 March 2023

Richard Beale, the owner and managing director of London coin auction house Roma Numismatics, has been arrested in New York in connection with the sale of a record-breaking classical coin.

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5 Questions: Americana dealer Kelly Kinzle

20 March 2023

Kelly Kinzle Antiques trades from New Oxford, Pennslyvania, in the US.

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The web shop window: an early 20th century desk fan

13 March 2023

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

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Whimsical tale of VCA’s missing Precious Puppy

13 March 2023

Here is a heart-warming story for all admirers of retro canine-themed jewels. Yes. The lost puppy has been found.

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Maritime tale gains from Mark Twain inscription

13 March 2023

A 1908, presentation first of one of WW Jacobs’ maritime tales, 'Salthaven', was the top lot in a sale held by Potter & Potter (20% buyer’s premium).

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5 Questions with Kate Mitas

13 March 2023

Kate Mitas specialises in 19th and 20th century American social history, with an emphasis on women’s history. She is one of the exhibitors at The Ephemera Society of America fair in March (18-19) and the New York Antiquarian Book Fair (April 27-30).

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JJ Lally & Co lots span 5000 years of Chinese history

06 March 2023

Bonhams will offer two single-owner collections as part of its programme for Asia Week New York.

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Kuniyoshi masters woodblock prints

06 March 2023

As its Asia Week New York offering, Egenolf Gallery presents Prints and Drawings by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), Master of Graphic Storytelling.

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Gallery shows unite Big Apple residents and visitors

06 March 2023

Around 26 specialist dealers are taking part in the 2023 edition of Asia Week New York (AWNY) from March 16-24.

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Dealers and auctioneers ready for action at New York Asia Week

06 March 2023

Exhibitions and sales lined up for the 14th edition of the annual celebration of Asian art in New York

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Array of traditional robes on offer

06 March 2023

Three online sales make up the Asia Week New York programme presented by Lark Mason Associates via the iGavel Auctions platform.

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Hokusai goes with the flow

06 March 2023

Shown here is a highlight of The Art of Japan’s Asia Week New York exhibition, Fine Japanese Prints: 300 Years of Japanese Prints, Ukiyo-e -Modern.

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